A sparkling summer
Christmas is coming,
Our school year’s complete.
It’s time for admiring,
As we walk street to street.
On doors we see wreaths
of green and red holly.
On balconies, sleighs,
and Santas fat and jolly.
The streets are not dark,
Even though it’s late,
For blinking and winking
On tree, fence or gate
Is a string of sparkling LED lights.
Our suburb’s gone magic
With colours so bright
We’ll visit again,
A new street each night.
But I’m glad that the sparkling
Is a Christmas-time treat
Like presents and cicadas,
and too much to eat.
The year keeps on turning,
Christmas is almost over.
Tomorrow is New Year’s Day
So tonight we’re all going
To the fireworks display.
Viv Nicoll-Hatton
- Submitted in response to Poetry Prompt #50
Hi Viv! Great to see your poem in today’s email. Lovely poem to finish off the past year. Hope your next one is very special. x
Thanks. I am delighted, although there are some some problems with the scansion, which I can improve. I started reading it and thought, ‘I quite like this one.’ Took me a few moments to realise it was mine.